The 26-year-old progressive organizer would be the district’s first Black representative.

The number of anti-trans hate crimes reported in 2020 in the United States was much higher than in the previous year.

Fifty-five companies and business associations signed a letter opposing anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in Texas this year.

Security camera video emerged showing state Rep. Mike Nearman opening a door to the Oregon Capitol, allowing protesters to enter.

‘Critical race theory disrupts the racial social hierarchy. And those who benefit from this hierarchy are fighting to preserve it,’ one professor said.

LGBTQ youth were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide if they had experiences with ‘conversion therapy,’ compared to those who did not.

Lawmakers say it’s time to end the racist exclusion of farmworkers from the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.

Four religious refusal bills have been enacted into law this year, with several others making their way through state legislatures across the country.

Video of state GOP Rep. Richard Holtorf’s remarks had spread widely on social media.

But some of the same states that are expanding rights are at the same time trying to restrict them.

‘I guess I appreciate the platitudes. But we need action. Things are desperate,’ said the ACLU’s Chase Strangio.

Lawmakers have used the repeated lie that the 2020 election was rife with fraud as justification for their voter suppression bills.

Experts say words matter in the push for humane treatment of immigrants.

The $2.1 billion ‘Excluded Workers Fund’ could assist thousands of noncitizen workers affected by the pandemic.

‘The myth of voter fraud is frequently used to target communities of color to delegitimize their vote,’ said Common Cause Texas.

But critics say there needs to be more done to address maternal health care needs.

Republican state lawmakers are introducing bills that would give them the power to control future elections.

Anti-LGBTQ extremists ‘are targeting young children purely for their political gain,’ said an advocate for supportive education.

‘These rules make it OK for us to judge people based on the way they dress or how they look,’ said a Rhode Island state senator.

State officials, who’ve received millions from fossil fuel companies, are intent on preempting natural gas bans with legislation of their own.

The bills target transgender people’s access to sports, LGBTQ-inclusive sex education, and health care.

The bill awaiting Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature would shorten the early voting period, close polls earlier, and remove voters from rolls if they miss a single general election.  

When they failed to stop marriage equality, anti-LGBTQ groups turned to attacking transgender people.

‘What is likely to happen if gun laws are not followed is people get killed as a result,’ said a senior counsel with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Policy that impacts Americans’ lives is being introduced out of the spotlight of the national media.

One state lawmaker described the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as ‘the final straw.’

Republican-controlled state legislatures are refusing to hold their own members accountable.

The state is set to become the first in the South to end capital punishment.

Despite the staggering death toll, some Republican state lawmakers don’t want to allow critical public health protocols to remain in place.

A patchwork range of nondiscrimination laws has left LGBTQ people vulnerable across the country.